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Info on staying in Palermo, BA

I'm visiting Buenos Aires in July with my partner and have found 2 apartments in Palermo that I'm considering renting. Can anyone tell me if both locations are safe and which would be a better location for restaurants/bars etc whilst being convenient for exploring the rest of the city:

My wife and I stayed at and apartment at Fitz Roy & Guatemala which I believe is close to the Sante Fe & Humboldt location of yours. I thought this area was very safe and we walked around at all times of the day and night without any incident. Obviously watch your surroundings and use common sense, but in March of 2013 it was completely safe.

As far as restaurants, on Fitz Roy you have a TON of great restaurants from all sorts of different cuisines. So you can't really go wrong staying around here in my opinion. It was also very convenient to catch a taxi and get to wherever we needed to go. We even walked from Recoleta Cemetery back to our apartment and it was a nice long walk where we again felt very safe the entire time.

Hope that helps! Maybe someone has some advice on the other location, but I am sure its just as good. Palermo is a pretty cool neighborhood with lots of places to eat, so I am sure you will be fine either way.

I would choose Armenia and Guatemala, since it's within walking distance to the parks and Alto Palermo Shopping. Palermo is a great neighboorhood, we stayed one week near Parque las Heras and loved it. Walked everywhere (took a bus to downtown and Puerto Madero) and never had to take a cab - be careful on this matter, there are a lot of scammers.